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Amid growing controversy since Wednesday, when a parliamentary report said he may have "broken the law" in a robbery case at his property where a very large amount of cash was found, the president has decided "not to resign because of a false report, much less step aside," he said.
The president intends to challenge the report against him in court.
"It is in the interest and good for the long-term resilience of our constitutional democracy, beyond the Ramaphosa presidency, to challenge such a flawed report, particularly because it is being used () to remove the sitting head of state," his spokesman explained.
A lawsuit was filed against Mr. Ramaphosa in June accusing him of attempting to cover up a robbery in February 2020, during which some $580,000 in cash hidden in a sofa was stolen, and that he did not report the case to either the police or the tax authorities. To date, the complaint has not resulted in criminal charges. The police investigation remains ongoing.
The African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party after the fall of apartheid, meets on December 16 to choose the next president of itself and the country in 2024 - should the ruling party, increasingly contested, win the election.
Mr Ramaphosa has decided to abide by the "clear message from ruling party organisations that nominated him as a candidate for a second term as ANC leader", his spokesman said. He accepts it "with humility" and "understands" that it means he "must continue with economic reforms", always according to Maguena. He would try to remain "at the service of his (party) organisation, the ANC and the South African people," he added."
Source: CNA
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